
Tournament favorites Brazil lead the way after an impressive qualifying campaign, while Costa Rica, Serbia and Switzerland will be playing for second place.

Tournament favorites Brazil lead the way after an impressive qualifying campaign, while Costa Rica, Serbia and Switzerland will be playing for second place.

The captains of Australia, Denmark and France have asked Fifa to lift the ban on Paolo Guerrero – the skipper of group rivals Peru – so he can play at this summer’s World Cup in Russia.

France are the team to beat in Group C of the World Cup. Despite some unconvincing results in qualifying Les Bleus will be disappointed if they don’t top the group.

The Brazil captain has been sidelined since March and speculation is rife regarding the world’s most expensive player’s club future.

Russia 2018 will be Japan’s sixth World Cup appearance, all of which have come consecutively since 1998.

In 2014, Colombia lit up the tournament with attacking flair and a happy-go-lucky attitude, can they do it again in Russia?

Senegal stunned the world by beating World Cup holders France in their first ever game at the global finals in 2002. Can they repeat those heroics on the big stage in Russia?

Poland returns to the World Cup after a 12-year absence boasting their most complete squad in generations.

With the likes of Rooney, Lampard, Gerrard, Ferdinand, and Terry long gone, England are a team in transition.

After missing out on the last two World Cups, Tunisia are seeking to reach the knockout stages for the first time.
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